Söderåsen

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Söderåsen is a ridge in Scania in southern Sweden. On Söderåsen is Scania's highest point: 212m above sea level. It is intersected by several fissure valleys. The ridge extends from Röstånga in the southeast to the Åstorp in northwest.Söderåsen National Park is located 30km east of Helsingborg in Scania.Söderåsens National ParkThe Söderåsen National Park is a designated area of about 16km2. Söderåsen national park established in 2001 in the municipalities of Klippan and Svalöv. It ranges from the Skäralid ravine in the north to the Nackarpsdalen in the south. It was already a protected area, and when it became a national park, the protection of the land increased.Some of the noted features in the national park are the Oden Lake in Nackarpsdalen and the viewpoints Kopparhatten, Hjortsprånget and Lierna along the Skäralidsdalen.KopparhattenOn Söderåsen is the viewpoint Kopparhatten at a height of 200m. It is the highest point in Söderåsens national park. This part of the hill has a particularly dramatic landscape, with up to 90m deep ravines.Oden LakeOden Lake is a lake in Scania, in Sweden and belongs to Söderåsens National park. The lake is circular in shape, with a diameter of 150m and it is 19m deep. Oden Lake may have been formed from a glacier niche, and the name Oden Lake may have been due to the circular shape as compared to the Norse god Odin's one eye.NatureThe landscape offers beautiful views of leafy deciduous forests and powerful screes with high rocks, flowing watercourses and wide vistas.